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Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 2h

MARK THE DATE, ghosts & goblins! The Hub's INAUGURAL #Hallowheelin' event is coming up Saturday, Oct 25th!

🧛‍♀️ Downtown Business Trick or Treating!
👹 Costume Contest!
👻 The Beasts & Banshees #BikeLane!
🎃 Haunted Calgary Tour Stops!

& MORE!!

RSVP: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/hallowheelin
#yycbike #yyc

Event is Hallowheelin against a dark Calgary backdrop with folks in costumes on bikes, a trick or treat filled pumpkin, City of Calgary & Hub logos

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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 3h

Happy second Wednesday of the month, a reverent day for funicular users, as on this day, regularly scheduled funicular maintenance will occur. #YegFunicularStatus

Proud of self for remembering this time.

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Jonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield.bsky.social · 3h

Impressive, stomach turning investigation by @matthewblack.ca and MacEwan U into Edmonton/Alberta’s archaic food safety inspection regime (including more details on the Tres Carnales debacle). 250 YEG restaurants went at least two years between inspections edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Crawling bugs and half-baked enforcement: Alberta’s restaurant inspections a recipe for foodborne illness — Investigation

Lax inspections, excessive violations and poor transparency in Alberta's restaurant inspection system is a recipe for foodborne Illness

edmontonjournal.com

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🇨🇦Peislandergirl (she/her) @peislandergirl.bsky.social · 2h

Dealing with curly hair is a whole other level - glad I found a stylist with curly hair so we understand each other 😅

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Canadian Climate Institute @climateinstitute.bsky.social · 3h

The global clean energy revolution can create long-term growth opportunities for Canada.

Here are three policy areas governments should take action on now to secure Canada’s competitiveness in this new, electrified world.
climateinstitute.ca/clean-electr...

Clean electricity is transforming the global economy: it’s time for Canada to swim with the current

The global clean energy transition is gaining speed. Energy analysts speak of an electrotech revolution that is ...

climateinstitute.ca

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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 14h

Elections Alberta has approved a citizen-initiated petition application to gather signatures in support of the proposal to end public funding to independent/private schools.

Calgary teacher Alicia Taylor says she brought it forward because it could help improve funding for public schools. #AbEd

Alberta teacher prompts petition on province's private school funding | CBC News

If high school chemistry teacher Alicia Taylor gets her wish, Albertans will vote in a referendum on whether to end public funding for independent schools.

www.cbc.ca

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Tabatha Southey 🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 6h

America doing brand outreach. I don’t think most people grasp there’s no “Trump’s America” on the world stage. You can’t simply reboot the franchise down the road.

Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 7h

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 5h

The Globe's new man in Calgary wants to chat. Don't leave him hanging!

Matt Scace @mattscace.bsky.social · 2d

Tips and letters can be sent to [email protected]. DMs are open — message me for Signal/WhatsApp details.
Let’s chat!

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 5h

We ask everyone outside of the car to be safe so that drivers can be dangerous.

That’s the entirety of our approach to road safety.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 6h

“When streets became calmer & safer, more people felt comfortable trying a bike commute for the first time. Families began pedaling to the park…Local businesses saw new life…And cycling stopped feeling like a niche activity—it became part of everyday Parisian life.”

Via @momentummag.bsky.social

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

momentummag.com

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🇨🇦Peislandergirl (she/her) @peislandergirl.bsky.social · 4h

I’ve done winter camping - it’s cold rain camping I don’t like 😅

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BikeBike In Calgary @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · 1d

I know people have their hearts in good place when they donate bikes to charities, like Bicycles For Humanity, who we work with.

However, bikes in unrideable condition, like this, are not what they need. Bikes should be in more-or-less rideable condition, some repairs ok.

This is actual garbage.

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Calgary Brompton League @bromptonleague.bsky.social · 17h

Join us on a 40-km pathway loop from downtown to the reservoir after dark.

Lights mandatory.

Meet this Friday at the south side of the George C. King (Skipping Stone) Bridge in East Village at 6:20 p.m.

Wheels roll at 6:30 p.m.

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BikeBike In Calgary @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · 14h

these same people never contemplate that at some point in their future they won't be able to drive anymore either

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Bentley @bigclimate.bsky.social · 1d

You show me a bad idea for #ClimateChange in Canada and I'll show you full bipartisan support for it across the political spectrum. That's what's broken. Them. #cdnpoli #ClimateChange

Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 1d

The federal government’s full-throated endorsement of LNG Canada Phase 2 is bad news for anyone who cares about Canada’s carbon emissions, or Canadians’ tax dollars, writes Janetta McKenzie www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/07/o...

A strange start for “climate competitiveness”

The federal government’s full-throated endorsement of LNG Canada Phase 2 is bad news for anyone who cares about Canada’s carbon emissions — or Canadians’ tax dollars.

www.nationalobserver.com

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Bentley @bigclimate.bsky.social · 1d

In which I call out the #PipelinePimps clear across the political spectrum in Canada. Stop wondering why people are either disengaged entirely or gravitating towards dangerous populism. Our choice isn't a choice at all
#ClimateChange #abpoli #cdnpoli #MarkCarney #Nenshi medium.com/@stevebentle...

Climate Cowardice: A Pox On Both Your Houses

There’s a majority in Alberta, Canada, America & all over the world that wants more and better Climate Action but politics as usual doesn’t…

medium.com

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sherrimcgrath.bsky.social @sherrimcgrath.bsky.social · 6h

Oh my, I did not know this, can our government get on this, these women were attempting to feed starving people, to deliver aid to humans in crisis, we owe them our protection. Israel is out of control with this and winning nothing for their own people.

Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 6h

The Israeli forces have detained these 3 Newfoundlanders, Devoney Ellis, Sadie Mees, and Nikita Stapleton. Their current whereabouts are unknown.

3 Newfoundlanders believed to be detained as Israel intercepts flotilla | CBC News

Three women from Newfoundland are believed to be among those detained by Israeli forces on Wednesday, part of a flotilla that had sailed toward Gaza in an attempt to break Israel's naval blockade and ...

www.cbc.ca

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marniebeaudoin.bsky.social @marniebeaudoin.bsky.social · 15h

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Alberta teacher prompts petition on province's private school funding | CBC News

If high school chemistry teacher Alicia Taylor gets her wish, Albertans will vote in a referendum on whether to end public funding for independent schools.

www.cbc.ca

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 1d

Dear NDP.

Now is when you say that if elected, you will cap class sizes at 25 over an 3 year period to allow for the required capacity buildout.

That’s all you have to do here.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed

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ALT: a man in a suit and tie is wearing a watch with the letter c on the wrist

media.tenor.com

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 1d

So excited to announce our second panelist for our #YYC live show!

We've already announced @duanebratt.bsky.social, but today we're announcing that we'll have ATA Local 38 President Stephani Clements as well!

Get your tickets now!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 22h

WOW!

Alberta just got another approved referendum petition!

And this one calls for the practice of funding private schools with public money to be put to an end!

During the teachers strike!

Strap in Alberta, we’re going on a ride!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 21h

B.C. Premier David Eby is clearly beyond frustrated with Danielle Smith's pipeline dreams threatening the B.C. economy.

In a fiery statement, he called her out directly stating...

"This is not the Danielle Smith show!"

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #bcpoli

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 19h

From the DM’s…

As Paramedics and HSAA are back at the bargaining table…

Here’s some important context as to how EMS are paid in comparison to other First Responders and the amount of education required.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 23h

#yyc #yyccc #ClimateChange #yycbike #ClimatePolicy #Urbanism #15MinuteCities #cdnpoli #abpoli #BikeLanes #ClimateSolutions #ClimateSky www.reddit.com/r/Amazing/co...

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Taylor Scheinuk @taylorscheinuk.com · 22h

It's a white Dodge Caravan if you don't have that info already

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